The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
The governing body of such a district.
A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.
In Mexico and other Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, second-level administrative divisions that may house one or more cities or towns whose head of government may be called mayors or, in Mexico, municipal presidents.